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VOL. I. 

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INTRODUCTION. 



"OuK Hekoes" constitutes one of the numerous departments of 
" Townseud's Encyclopaedia of the Great Rebellion," comprisinj): 
the names, alphabetically arranged, of all our Soldiers and Sailors, 
dead and living, privates as well as officers, whose names have received 
honorable mention in official reports, reports of newspaper correspon- 
dents, obituary notices, accounts of sword and other presentations, or 
in any other way in which the press has afforded information. The 
" Encycloptedia " being, as yet, completed for the first two years of 
the war only, the first volume of "Ouk Heroes" (of which these 
pages are a specimen), will be confined to the same period, and, as a 
consequence, many names will be found who have since attained to 
higher rank by promotion or gone down to honored graves in later 
stages of a service which their gallantry had adorned. In such cases 
their names will find suitable place among the dead or living heroes 
in a subsequent volume of this work. The list does not include generals, 
except among the dead ; as their record occupies a separate and con- 
spicuous department in the Encyclopaedia; their acts having been such 
a fruitful theme of discussion as to be familiar to all. The aini of this 
work b to rescue from oblivion the noble deeds of the more humble, but 
equally meritorious, among the lower officers and in the rank and file. 
And that all who have received just praise in the annals of the time may 
find place in the limits of this work, notice has not been taken of cases 
(which are numerous) wliere the same hero has received honorable men- 
tion on repeated occasions. This work, for the first two years of the 
war, commencing on the 18th of April, 1861, and extending to the 
13th of April, 1863, will contain the names and deeds of about five thou- 



4 IXTRODUCTIOX. 

sand officers and men — one thousand of which will he in the list of fallen 
heroes. As is inevitable, many inaccuracies in names and initials must 
occur, though, in the case of officers, numerous errors in newspaper and 
miscellaneous reports have been rectified through the aid of official 
records in the War Department. 

It is hoped this eifort to preserve and transmit to posterity the record 
of the noble acts of those who placed their lives in jeopardy that the 
Eepublic might be saved, will be appreciated by the public, and espe- 
cially by the friends of those whose noble names so well deserve to be 
made historical. The author does not hope for pecuniary reward as 
the result of his labor ; his aim being to execute what seemed a sacred 
duty to those whose record came, before him in the prosecution of his 
greater work, and if by a favorable reception of this little book he shall 
be saved from pecuniary loss, his satisfaction will be complete. His only 
regret will be that ten thousand acts of heroism the most worthy of 
praise often while the least paraded, have not been made public, and thus 
brought within his reach. Their actors — 

•• True knights— 
Speaking in deeds, bnt deedless in their tongues." 



OUR HEROES. 



OUR ILLUSTRIOUS. DEAD. 

'■On Fame's eternal camping ground, 
Their silent tents are spread, 
And Glory guards with solemn round, 
The bivouac of the dead."' 

ALLEN, LIEUTENANT JOSEPH HALL, 7tli New York Volunteers. 
Lieutenant Allen passed through the Seven Daj's' Battles on the peninsula 
almost unhurt, but the strain upon his physical system during those days 
of almo.st incessant action was of so intense a nature as to cause his 
death shortly after his return home. He was twenty-two years of age, 
and the only son of a widowed mother. Quiet and amiable in dispo- 
sition, a dutiful son, and a brave soldier. 

BAYARD, GENERAL GEORGE D. Killed at the battle of Fred- 
ericksburg, lie was a native of New York, and graduated at the West 
Point Military Academy in 1856. In August, 1861, he was promoted to 
a captaincy in his regiment, now known as the 4th United States Cavalry. 
He was soon after allowed leave of absence, to take command of the 1st 
Pennsylvania Cavalry, and on the loth of June, 1862, he was promoted 
to a brigadier-general. 

CURTIS, COLONEL JOSEPH B., 4th Rhode Island Volunteers. 
Killed at the battle of Fredericksburg, while bravely leading his regi- 
ment into action. The fatal shot could have struck no nobler or more 
promising young officer. He was only twenty-six years of age, and a 
son of the late George Curtis, Es<i., of New York. 

DECKER, LIEUTENANT NELSON H., 7th New York Cavalry. 
Killed at the battle of Fredericksburg. His widowed mother, when slie 



6 OUR ILLUSTRIOUS DEAD. 

first heard of Jiis death, exelaiined : "If I liad another to till his phice, 
and assist in redeeming our glorious Union, tlie regiment sliould have him, 
with a mother's blessing." His name shall ever be remembered on the 
roll-call of the brave-hearted and the true. 

EMMETT, LIEUTENANT TEMPLE, of General Meagher's stafl:'. A 
son of the late Thomas Addis Enimett, Esq., of New York, and formerly 
connected with the 71st Regiment New York State Militia. Lieutenant 
Emmett acquitted himself w^ith great distinction at the first battle of 
Bull Run, and, after adding honor to his already illustrious name, finally 
died of fever, contracted while serving his country in the peninsula 
battles under General McClellan. 

FERGUSON, WILLIAM, Color-bearer of the 13th Missouri Volun 
teers. Son of Mr. .Jansan Ferguson, of Westchester County, New York. 
Killed at the battle of Shiloh, Tennessee. His last words were " Writf 
to my father, and tell him I have endeavored to perform my duty." 

GRAY. COLONEL CHARLES O., 96th New York Volunteers. Son 
of the Hon. Thomas S. Gray, of New York. Killed at the battle of 
Kinston, North Carolina. " A colonel should be in advance of his colors," 
were the last words of Colonel Gray, as he moved forward to the front 
of his color-bearer, and while in the act of doing so, a musket-ball put an 
end to his existence. He was born at AVarrensburg, New York, in 1839, 
and graduated as civil engineer at the Polytechnic Institute, Troy, 
shortly before the commencement of the war. 

HENNING, JOHN R., of United States steamer Colorado. Honora- 
bly mentioned in Flag Officer Marvine's report of the cutting out of the 
rebel privateer Judith, from under tl»e guns of the Pensac(jla Navy Yard, 
on which occasion Henning lost his life. 

IRWIN, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL WILLIAM, 20th Illinois Volun- 
teers. Killed at the battle of Fort Donelson, while bravely leading on 
his men. ( 

JOHNSON, CAPTAIN DAVID R., 51st New York Volunteers. 
Killed at the battle of Newbern. Captain Johnson was appointed com- 
mander at Fort Reno, after its capture, as a mark of appreciation for the 
bravery displayed by him at the battle of Roanoke Island ; but this posi- 
tion was too mcmotcmous for his ambitious spirit, and he again joined his 
regiment, in time to participate in the battle in which he lost his life. 

KEARNEY, GENERAL PHILIP. Killed at the battle of Chantilly, 
Virginiiu His dciith struck all classes with sadness, and in the ranks of 
the army his loss was mourned as that of an idolized hero. He was sliot 
while leading a regiment into the fight, in order to post them in a position 
he deemed prudent to hold. The Marshal Ney of our armies, he was 
always in the front, leading on his men. utterly regardless of self. When 
the rebellion broke out he jiromptly ottV-red his services to his country, 



OUB ILLUSTRIOUS DEAD. 7 

and was coininissioned a brigadier-general. Very soon afterwards (ien- 
eral McClellan gave him command of a division, in which position he 
distingwished liiraself in all the battles on the Peninsula, and especially at 
Fair Oaks, where his valor saved the day. Among his personal effects 
was found the Decoration of the Legion of Honor, presented to him by 
the Emj>eror Louis Napoleon ; and this distinguished honor, it is said, 
had never before been bestowed on an American officer. General 
Kearney was a native of New Jersey. 

LADD, PRIVATE CRAWFORD, 6th Massachusetts Militia. Killed 
by a secession mob at Baltimore, on the 16th of April, 1861, while 
en route to defend the National Capital. One of the first three mar- 
tyrs of the war, who died that the Republic might live. 

MORROW, LIEUTENANT SAMUEL J., 100th Pennsylvania Volun- 
teers. Fell at the battle of Secessionville, South Carolina, while heroic- 
ally endeavoring to storm the rebel works. 

NOYES, PRIVATE GEORGE A., 1st Massachusetts Volunteers. 
Killed on the occasion of a brilliant charge by his company on a rebel 
redoubt near Yorktown. 

O'DONOnUE, CAPTAIN JOSEPH, 88th New York Volunteers. 
Killed at the battle of Malvern Hill. He was from Middletown, Con- 
necticut, and only twenty-one years of age. In physique and personal 
beauty he was without an equal in his brigade, and General Meagher has 
alluded to hjm as a talented and fearless young officer, of whose services 
the country may well feel proud. 

PERKINS, CAPTAIN AUGUSTUS S., 50th New York Vohuiteers. 
Killed while gallantly aiding in an attempt to construct the pontoon 
bridges across the Rappahannock, at the time of General Burnside's 
attack upon Fredericksburg. 

PwOSSELL, MAJOR NATHAN B., 3d United States Infantry. Killed 
at the battle of Gaines' Mill. Major Rossell acquitted himself with hon- 
orable distinction in the Mexican War, and his conduct at Gaines' Mill, 
where he was killed while leading his regiment, bears ample evidence 
«)f his bravery. lie was born at Trenton, New Jersey, about the year 
1817, and was a son of the late General Rossell, and by marriage an 
uncde of Mrs, General McClellan. Ilis great-grandfather, the Hon. Mr. 
Trent, was the founder of Trenton. 

SMITH, COLONEL J. KIRBY, -ISd Ohio Volunteers. Died of wounds 
received at the battle of Corinth. General Staidey, in his report of the 
engagement, says : " I have not words to describe the qualities of this 
model soldier, or to express the loss we have sustained in his death. The 
best testimony I can give to his memory is the spectacle, witnessed by 
myself, in the very moment of battle, of stern, brave men \vee|)ing like 
children as the word passed — Kirby Smith is dead I" 



8 OUR ILLUSTRIOUS BEAD. 

THOMPSON^, LIEUTENANT SAMUEL H., 16th Ooiinecticut Volun- 
teers (son of the Rev. Dr. Thompson, of the Theological Seminary at East 
Windsor, Connecticut). He was a promising young officer, and received 
his fatal wound at the battle of Antietam. 

VANDERPOEL, LIEUTENANT BARENT, 40th New York Volun- 
teers. Died of disease contracted while in the service of his country. 
Colonel Egan says : " I bear witness to his courage and attention to duty. 
At the battle of Williamsburg, he advanced ahead of his company, into 
the abatis lined with rebel riflemen, and cheered and encouraged his 
men until the enemy was driven out and the victory secured." 

WAINWRIGHT, COMMANDER JONATHAN M., of the United 
States steamer Harriet Lane. Killed at the time of the rebel attack 
upon his vessel, at Galveston, Texas. He was a native of New York, 
and a son of the late Bishop Wainwright. His record of services is a good 
one, and his death a glorious one. 

YOUNG, ADJUTANT JOHN R., 88th New York Volunteers. Gen- 
eral Meagher, in his report of the battle of Fredericksburg, says: "I have 
to deplore the loss of this gallant officer." 

ZIMMERMAN, LIEUTENANT CHARLES W., of steamer Westfield. 
Killed by an explosion on board of his vessel at the time of the rebel 
attack upon Galveston. His Commander (Renshaw) was killed at the 
same time, while destroying his vessel to prevent her falling into the 
hands of the enemy. Lieutenant Zimmerman was a native of Maryland, 
and was appointed an active Midshipman in 1861. 



OUR LIYOG HEROES. 

" Whose honors with increase of ages grow, 
As streams roll down enlarging as they flow." 

AMMEN, LIEUTENANT DANIEL, connnanding gnnboat Seveca. He 
hoisted the American ensign on the flagstaft' of Fort Beauregard on tlit> 
occasion of the great naval expedition to Beaufort, South Carolina, in 
1861. 

ALLEN, LIEUTEN.INT LYMAN G., Company C, 27th Elinois Volun- 
tieers. During the siege of Island No. 10, he went over to the upjier 
rebel fort, under cover of the darkness, and listened awhile to rebel 
conversation, and after learning all he could, safely returned, bringing 
with hira a marker's flag. 

APPLEMAN, MAJOR HIRAM, 8th Connecticut Volunteers. One 
of the heroes to whom we are especially indebted for the capture of Fort 
Macon, North Carolina. 

BAGLEY, LIEUTENANT JAMES, (Wth Regiment, New York State 
Militia. Honorably mentioned in General Sherman'.s report of the first 
battle of Bull Run. 

BAILEY, SURGEON E. W., -iVth Pennsylvania Volunteers. General 
Brannon, in his report of the battle of Pocotaligo, South Carolina, says : 
" Nothing could be more satisfactory than the promptness and skill with 
which the wounded were attended by Surgeon Bailey." 

BISSELL, COLONEL JOSIAH W., of the Missouri Engineers. Gen 
eral Pope, in his report of the victory at Island No, 10, says : " Of Colonel 
Bissell, I cannot say too much. Full of resources, he labored night and 
day, and completed a work which will be a monument of enterprise and 
skill." 

CHASE, CAPTAIN WILLIAM S., Company E.. 4th Rhode Island 
Volunteers. Honorably mentioned in an account of the battle of New- 
bern, where he was severely wounded. 

CURTIS, C;APTAIN N. M., 16th New York Volunteers, said to be 
the tallest man in the army (six feet, six inches). He rallied his men 
three times after being wounded, at the battle of West Point. 



10 OUR LIVING HEROES. 

CLINGMAN, HERMAN, of the Zouaves d'Afrique (Pliiladelphia). 
One of the few remaining members of this gallant little band ; the rest 
were uearly all killed, wounded, or taken prisoners at the battle of Front 
Royal. 

DAYTON, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL OSCAR V., 62d New York 
Volunteers. A hero of seven battles. At Fair Oaks he led his men, and 
fairly routed an entire brigade. He was afterwards badly wounded at 
Malvern Hill. 

DONOVAN, JOHN E., Company B, 2d Wisconsin Vohmteers. He 
was wounded several times at the second battle of Bull Run. 

DIMON, LIEUTENANT CHARLES A. R., of Colonel Dudley's statf 
(13th Massachusetts Volunteers). Honorably mentioned in Colonel Dud- 
ley's report of the battle of Baton Rouge. 

ELWELL, MAJOR ANDREW, 23d Massachusetts Volunteers. 
Honorably mentioned in Colonel Kurtz's report of the battle of New- 
bern. 

ELLIOTT, LIEUTENANT HENRY II., of General Williams' staff 
(formerly of the 9th New York Volunteers). Acting Brigadier-General 
Cahill, in his report of the battle of Baton Rouge, says : " Of his coolness 
and intrepidity in action, every officer in the battle can bear witness." 

ELLET, CHARLES R. (son of Colonel Ellet of the ram fleet). He 
first raised the Stars and Stripes in the city of Memphis, Tennessee, at the 
time of its surrender to the United States authorities. 

FISKE, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL FRANK S., 2d New Hampshire 
Volunteers. Honorably mentioned in General Burnside's report of the 
tirst battle of Bull Run. 

FLOOD, THOMAS S. A boy on board steamer Pensacola. Com- 
mander Rae, in his report of the engagement with Forts St. Philip and 
Jackson, says : " I cannot speak too highly of the heroic actions of young 
Flood, and would be glad to see him ai)pointed a midshipman in the navy." 
The President has since given him the ai)pointment. 

FULLER, W. J. A., of New York. At the time of the wrecking of 
transport Oriental, Mr. Fuller went sixty-five miles in a canoe, across 
the sound to Fort Ilatteras for assistance, which by his energy was 
obtained, and a large amount of Government stores thereby saved. 

GOURAUD, xVDJUTANT GEORGE E., 3d New York Cavalry (for- 
merly a clerk with Messrs. Tiftany & Co. of New York). Acquitted 
liimself bravely on the occasion of a brilliant dash by his regiment upon a 
force of rebel cavalry. 

GRAHAM, SERGEANT WILLIAM P., 67th Indiana Volunteers. At 
the time of the surrender of Munfordsville, Kentucky, to the rebels, he 
stripped oft' his uniform, wrapped the colors of his company around his 
bodv, and thus saved the flag. 



OUR LIVING HEKOKS. 11 

GREGORY, ADJUTANT BENJAMIN, 7tl. New York Cavalr.v • A 
braver and more eager man never met an enemy." 

HART, PETER. New York may be proud of her tirst volunteer. I If 
replaced the flag upon Fort Sumter after it had been shot down by the 
rebels on the 13th of April, 1861. 

HOWE, ELIAS, 18th Connecticut Volunteers (the famous sowing 
machine inventor). Although liis income is said to be a quarter of a 
million dollars per annum, he enlisted as a private, and carried the mail 
daily from Washington to the camp of the regiment. 

IIEARN, JOSEPH, Compauy I), 5th New York cavalry. Aw}uitted 
liimself bravely at the battle of Front Royal. 

ISRAEL, LIEUTENANT L., 55th New York Volunteers. Honorably 
mentioned ui General Peck's report of the battle of Fair Oaks. He was 
formerly connected with the New York "Evening Express." 

ISDELL, PRIVATE J. B., 5th Ohio Volunteers. After the Hfth 
color-bearer had been shot down, at the battle of Winchester, he imme 
diately supplied his jdace, at the imminent peril of his life. 

IMMELL, LIEUTENANT K I)., of General Hamilton's staff. Honor 
ably mentioned in that General's report of the battle of luka. 

JOUETT, LIEUTENANT JAMES E„ of fi-igate S<iutee. Captain 
Henry Eagle, in his report of tlie capture of the privateer Ro-ydl Yttrht, 
says: "I desire to call attejition of the Department to the gallantry of 
Lieutenant Jouett. Although seriously wounded, lie displayed great firm 
ness throughout. 1 can with confidence recommend him for the commami 
of any vessel in the service suitable to his rank." 

JOHNSON, CAPTAIN D. K., Company L 51st New York Volunteers. 
Honorably mentioned in Colonel Ferrero's report of the battle of Roanoke 
Island. 

JEFFERS, LIEUTENANT WILLIAM N. He commanded the AIo„ 
itor after the wounding of Lieutenant Wordeii, during tlw? great naval 
engagement with the Mrrriniar in Hampton Roads. 

KURTZ, COLONEL JOHN, 2;5d Massachusetts Volunteers. In re|>lv 
to an order from General Foster at the battle of Roaixoke Island, he said. 
"It is a hard road to travel, but if anybody can do it, I can.'" 

KELLY, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JAMES, •69th New York Volun 
teers. He captured tjbe rebel (ieueral Pettigrew at the battle of Vn'w 
Oaks. 

KASSA€, LIEUTENANT WILLIAM, of General Grant's staff. Hon 
orably mentioned in General Grant's refiort of the battle of Shiloh. 

LE BOTELIER, C. W., Assistant Surgeon of the 1st Minnesota \' ohm - 
teers. The oidy one of several surgeons held as prisoners of war. wli" 
refused to sign a discreditable form of parole at Richmond. 

LARNED. LIEUTENANT F. II.. ..f the Unite.l States Arm v. H-.n 



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orably mentioned in Genei'al Butler's report of the capture of Forts 
Hatteras and Clark, North Carolina. 

LEDDY, CAPTAIN THOMAS, Company B, (iOth New York Volun- 
teers. He was presented with an elegant sword by the members of his 
regiment as a mark of appreciation for his brilliant courage in the battles 
before Richmond under General McClellan. 

MARSHALL, COLONEL ELISHA (I., 13th New York Volunteers. 
Honorably acquitted himself at the battle of Hanover Court House. 

McGregor, Dr. JOHN, Surgeon of the 3d Connecticut Volunteers 
Dr. McGregor was captured at the first battle of Bull Run, and was for 
many months a companion of Colonel Corcoran, of the 69th New York, 
in a rebel prison. Colonel Corcoran, in a letter to a friend, says : " Sur- 
geon McGregor is fully entitled to the warmest thanks of the people for 
the untiring zeal and enei-gy which he manifested in the discharge of his 
duty at Bull Run, voluntarily remaining on the battle-field to take care of 
our wounded, and since he has been in Richmond, constant in his atten- 
tions to our sick." 

McKECHNIE, LIEUTENANT ROBERT, 9th New York Volunteers, 
formerly of the New York "Herald" office. He conducted himself on 
several occasions and in various engagements with so much gallantry as to 
win the esteem and confidence of his superior officers, and his old asso- 
ciates of the " Herald " Office presented him with a testimonial, as a mark 
of appreciation for the honorable manner in which he had represented 
that institution on the battle-field. 

NO YES, CAPTAIN GEORGE F., of General Doubleday's staflt, a 
member of the New York bar. General Doubleday, in his report of the 
battle of South Mountain, says : " Captain Noyes stood upon the fence in 
the hottest of the fire, cheering on the men, and otherwise rendering me 
important service." In General Doubleday 's reports of the battles of 
second Bull Run and Antietara, Captain Noyes is again alluded to in 
complimentary terms. 

NELSON, SERGEANT WILLIAM. Promoted from the ranks for 
meritorious services. 

O'BRIEN, CAPTAIN JAMES, STth New York Volunteers. Honor- 
ably mentioned in General Kearney's report of the battle of Fair Oaks. 

O'ROWLEY, I'RIVATE RALPH, of Magee's Massachusetts cavalry. 
General Butler, in general orders relating to the battle of Baton Rouge, 
says: "O'ltowiey went into the field, liitched horses to a battery wagon 
of the Gtli Massachusetts Battery, and brought it ofl:' under fire of the 
enemy." 

OLTMANS, J. G.. of tiio Coast Survey. Honorably mentioned by 
Commodore Porter, tV)r valuable services rendered as our fleet approaclied 
and captured New Orleans. 



OUR LlVmO HEK0E8. 13 

PESTTLER, CAPTAIN J. H., of Squadron 0, 4th New York Cavalry 
Captain Pintler responded to Colonel Dodge's solicitation for volunteers 
to cross Blackwater River, Virginia, and test the possibility of its passage. 
The gallant Captain spurred his horse into the dark and treacherous 
water, and, crossing to the opposite bank, ascertained that the passage 
across the river was practicable. 

PARROTT, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL E. A., Ist Ohio Volunteers. 
Honorably mentioned in General Rosecrans's report of the battle of 
^Shiloh. 

PECK, OSCAR, of gunboat Vanma. Commander Hoggs, in his report 
of the engagement with Forts St, Philip and Jackson, says : " I would 
particularly commend to the notice of the Department, Oscar Peck, 
second class boy, and powder boy of the after rifle, whose coolness and 
intrepidity attracted the attention of all hands. A fit reward for such 
service would be an appointment to the Naval Academy." 

QUINCY, CAPTAIN SAMUEL M., 2d Massachusetts Volunteers. 
Acquitted himself bravely at the battle of Cedar Mountain, where he was 
taken prisonei'. 

QUEEN, J. A., Commander of schooner ./. A. Wartf. Commodore 
Porter, in his report of the engagement with Forts St. Philip and Jack- 
son, says: " I can only say that I would like always to have him by my 
side in times of difficulty and danger." 

QUIMBY, CAPTAIN WILLIAM M., 12th United States Infantry. 
Wounded at the battle of Cedar Mountain, where he proved himself a 
brave and skilful officer. 

RITCHIE. DAVID. lie recaptured the United State<s revenue flag, 
on board cutter McChlhiml, in 1862. This was the identical flag about 
which General Dix sent his famous order — " If any one attempts to haul 
down the American flag, shoot him on the spot."' 

Ritchie (a young Scotchman) was a seaman on board the McClelland, 
from the time she was put in commission, until after her arrival at New 
Orleans. He had since been living at Algiers, Louisiana, and on tlie night 
of the 24th of April, 18t)2, just about the time of the capture of New 
Orleans, he learned that the rebels were about to burn the McClel- 
land, and he determined to have the old flag, which by a bold and 
daring act he obtained, and handed over to General Butler, who soon 
afterwards forwarded it to General Dix. For this gallant act he was 
made a Lieutenant in the revenue service, and assigned to the Philip 
Allen. 

RICH, CAPTAIN, 3d New York Artillery, acquitted himself with 
great skill and bravery at the battle of Washington, North Carolina. 

RUSSELL, CAPTAIN HENRY S., 2d Massachusetts Volunteers, ac- 



14 OUK LIVING HEROES. 

quitted liiinself heroifully at the battle of Cedar Muuutaiu, where he was 
taken prisoner. 

STEADMAN, MR., Reporter for the New York " World." He rescued 
the colors of the 5th Massachusetts Regiment, from the hands of the 
rebels, at the first battle of Bull Run. 

SCANDLIN", REV. WILLIAM G., Chaplain of the 15th Massachusetts 
Volunteers. He performed his part meritoriously at the battle of Ball's 
Bluff. 

SHERRILL, COLONEL ELIAKIM. 126th New York Volunteers. At^ 
the battle of Harper's Ferry, Colonel Sherrill was conspicuous for his 
skill and bravery. Dismounting from his horse, and with revolver in 
each hand, he rallied his wavering troops, calling to his men to stand by 
him, until he was finally shot in the mouth and carried to the rear. 

THOMPSON, CAPTAIN AMBROSE, JR., of New York. Chief 
Quartermaster of General Shields's Division. Captain Thompson was 
thanked in a general order, read at the head of the army, for his efficiency 
in the various positions in which he had been placed. 

TOWNSEND, PRIVATE ALFRED. Promoted by the Secretary of 
War to a lieutenancy in the regular army, for gallant conduct in the bat- 
tles on the Peninsula, and also in the second battle of Bull Run. 

THOMAS, COLONEL STEPHEN, 8th Vermont Volunteers. The hero 
of a successful foraging expedition, near New Orleans, which resulted in 
a brilliant and successful skirmish, 

UPTON^ COLONEL EDWIN, 25th Massachusetts Volunteers. Hon- 
orably mentioned in General Ferrero's report of the capture of Newbern, 
North Carolina. 

URANN, W. I)., Acting Master of steamer Crusader. Honorably 
mentioned in Commander Rhind's report of an attack, by a concealed 
body of rebels, on one of our boats sent to assist Mr. Reynolds, Govern- 
ment Agent, in securing cotton on North Edisto Island. 

VON SCHRCEDER, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL ALEXANDER. Gen- 
eral Rosecrans, in Special Order No. 20, compliments Colonel Von Schrce- 
der for the skilful manner in which he controlled the picket line of the 
garrison, during the two months of 1862 in which Nashville, Tennessee, 
was isolated from the North. 

VINCENT, PRIVATE FRED., 25th New York Volunteers. Honora- 
bly mentioned in Surgeon White's report, for the assistance he rendered 
our wounded men during the battles on the peninsula. 

WARD, COLONEL J. H. HOBART, 38th New York Volunteers. 
He led the famous bayonet charge at the battle of Chantilly, which has 
been said to have decided the fortunes of the day in our favor. 

WILKESON, MR. SAMUEL, of the New York "Tribune." General 
Heintzelman, in his report of the battle of Fair Oaks, says : " I wish to 



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bear witness tn the s^alliuitry and coolness of Mr. Wilkeson, who vohin- 
teered to act as my aid. When onr troops commenced to pive way, he 
was conspicnons in tlie tlirong, aiding in rallying the men."' 

WAL8II, CAPTALV .1. J., ;36th New York Volnnteers. At the battle 
of Fair Oaks he took command of his regiment, and bronght it glo- 
rionsly through the tight. He was soon after promoted to Lieutenant- 
Colonel. 

YOUNG, CAPTAIN, Quartermaster of Acting Brigadier-General 
Baker's Brigade, at the battle of BalPs Bluli'. To Captain Young is due 
the credit of preventing the remains of General Baker from falling into 
the hands of the enemy. 

YOUNG, COLONEL WILLIAM H., 18th New York Volunteers. He 
was personally complimented, by Generals Franklin and Newton, for liis 
cool and daring courage at the battle of West Point. 



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